I'm not sure that I understand your question. The input on the amp is line level RCA, and digital via coax. There is no speaker level input. The speaker output is by means of a Molex connector, which has screw terminals

What would be the best pair of monoprice speakers to use with this amp for in ceiling install? I would like to have a very simple set up with just this amp installed behing my tv and the 2 ceiling speakers wired. I can't do wall speakers for this particular situation because of furnture so they must be ceiling. Also, would like the most user friendly install speakers since I would like to get this done myself as a DIY on the weekend. Planning to get this amp, optical cable, speaker wire, whatever speaker pair recommended and any other isntall kits that can help. It's for a relatively small family room with 9' ceilings.

BEST ANSWER:The optical input has priority. If unplugged then coax then analog. There is no switching between inputs. It a discreet higher powered high quality sound option for the thin sounding speakers shipping in new displays.

BEST ANSWER:The optical input has priority. If unplugged then coax then analog. There is no switching between inputs. It a discreet higher powered high quality sound option for the thin sounding speakers shipping in new displays.

So you can't turn it on/off by remote control? Do people just leave it on all the time then?

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on Sep 2, 2018

BEST ANSWER:I just leave it on, there is a little audible hum in the speakers when it's not used but not very noticeable. I'm mounting in a position where on and off is not possible, I wouldn't turn it off anyway I get a loud thump in the subwoofer when the amp power is turned on or off.

BEST ANSWER:I just leave it on, there is a little audible hum in the speakers when it's not used but not very noticeable. I'm mounting in a position where on and off is not possible, I wouldn't turn it off anyway I get a loud thump in the subwoofer when the amp power is turned on or off.

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The clients needed more than the internal speakers of the flat panel TV in their modest exercise room. They also ruled out a soundbar. This amp worked perfectly: it has all the inputs and all the outputs you could ask for including the ability to learn the sound commands from the TV remote. This now drives stereo ceiling speakers and a subwoofer.

Nice Amp, compact; but very hard to get remote control setup properly. Unit will not work without remote control.

It is nicely made, compact and has all the connections I need to do the job (hook a couple of old Boston Acoustics Micro 80 bookshelf speakers to my desktop pc).

Sounds fine, once i got it working. Which is the main drawback of the unit. It is highly dependent on the infrared remote control... there are no volume controls on the unit itself. The sound is very low until you get the remote working properly. While it is very easy to program it to respond to your remote of choice, such as a Logitech Harmony, (included one is not too great), it took me several hours to figure out that the infrared receiver on my unit was defective somehow and it would only work if I utilize the bundled IR extender cable. Once I plugged that in both the included remote and my Harmony worked fine.... without the extra cable, it's dead to the world. Annoying but tolerable. As long as I don't lose or break that cable... if I do, the unit will be completely useless.

The amp is super, but the instructions are incorrect. I send one back because I couldn't get it to work properly. It has a very handy IR learner function for volume+, volume -, and mute, but if you try to program it as described, it won,t work. When I noticed the second unit behaving exactly like the first, I started to experiment. Here is the deal: To program IR commands press the IR learner button until the red indicator LED starts blinking. Hold the remote in front of the learner window and press Vol+, The indicator light will blink twice, NOW YOU MUST PRESS THE IR LEARNER BUTTON ONCE OR IT WON'T WORK! This critical step is omitted in the instructions. Once I realized this, everything was fine. The amp sounds great, and runs very cool. Wrong instructions takes away from what should have been five stars.

Used this for a conference room TV replacement in a room with external speakers and a powered subwoofer. The old amp was a household HDMI switching amplifier. There were constant issue with the sound. With this little amp, I can take the optical out from the TV and power the speakers and subwoofer. Best part is it has a IR learning function, and a remote IR sensor, so I can use the volume control from the TV remote to control the amp volume and don't need another remote. Amp itself is mounted inside a cabinet under the TV, but is designed to wall mount too.

The first one of these I got had an issue where the volume wouldn't change, and was stuck on very, very low. I was irritated, but Monoprice RMA'd it, I had the new one in a week and it works great.